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# General Information:
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It is not clear what events this verse describes. The Jews had been accusing Paul, but it appears that they ended up beating Sosthenes and not Paul.
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# So they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judgment seat
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Possible meanings are 1) the Gentiles beat Sosthenes in the court in front of the judgment seat because he was the Jewish leader or 2) Sosthenes was a believer in Christ, so even though he was "the ruler of the synagogue," the Jews beat him in front of the court.
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# they all seized
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This may be an exaggeration to emphasize the strong feelings the people had. Alternate translation: "many people seized" or "many of them grabbed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue
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Sosthenes was "the ruler of the synagogue" at Corinth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# beat him
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"repeatedly hit him" or "repeatedly punched him."
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